teenagers can be great and this one was perfect...

I had a senior photo shoot last week with this doll

and

she was amazing

a complete natural

doing anything I suggested without a complaint

the morning of the shoot I was a bit nervous

~

I actually felt butterflies fluttering in my stomach

as I was traveling to her little town 20 miles north of me

wondering if I would find

the amazing spots that dance in my head for shoots

but rarely exist

not only did I find alleys and graffiti and textured walls and painted doors

I also found an amazing city park

in one of the back alleys we were in

can you believe this

?

an old school desk just sitting there calling my name

and

I actually laughed out loud while looking up at the skies

and

mouthed

thank you

as we were moving in for this next shot

I said

"is that a tattoo I see"

and

she sheepishly said

"yes"

and

I told her we were going to highlight it

not hide it for this shot

so that someday

she'd be able to look back and love and laugh and lap up all that she was

at

18

I still have lots of editing to do

as

I continue to play with tones and colors

and

I want to add some textures to a few of the 256 photos I took

but

for now

here's my sneak peek that I've been so anxious to share with all of you

*

{skin cancer update over here}